Combined camp stove and chair



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4 Sheets-Sheet 4 MP 37 35- j Z Feb. 28, 1950 w. A. DOPPELHEUER COMBINED CAMP STOVE AND CHAIR Filed Oct. 26, 1945 v v m o Wooooo t .& 6 r. .55 5 7?: 3. 3:2 zbvvwvagg 5 I I 4 I I I n l I Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED CAMP STOVE AND CHAIR William A. Doppelheuer, Connellsville, Pa. Application October 26, 1945, Serial No. 624,634 4 Claims. (01. 155-41) This invention relates to collapsible wire grills.

An object of this invention is to provide an improved grill which is formed-of a collapsible frame having a heavy wire screen secured thereto, and the frame being adjusted to several positions, one of the adjusted positions of the frame being the formation of a chair.

Another object of this invention is to provide a collapsible grill having a pivoted perforate panel which, in one position thereof is adapted to overlie the top of the fuel basket, and in another position thereof is adapted to form a brace or support for the seat.

A further object of this invention is to provide a collapsible bearing for the rotatable basket or holder.

With the above objects in view, and others which may hereinafter more fully appear the invention consists of the novel construction and combination of parts, butit is to'be understood that changes, variations or modifications may be resorted to which fall within the scope ofthe invention, as claimed.

In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a detail side'elevation of a grill constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a detail front elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a detail plan view of the device with the swinging grate or screen in horizontal position.

Figure 4 is a detail side elevation of the device showing the manner of supporting a perforate foot holder and. the optional positions of the horizontal grill member.

Figure 5 is a plan view, partly broken away, of one of the holders used with this device.

Figure 6 is a detail side elevation, partly in section, of the device when used as a chair.

Figure '7 is a plan view of another article'holder.

Figure 8 is a detail end elevation of the holder shown in Figure '7.

Figure 9 is a sectional view 99 of Figure 1.

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken on the line |n |u of Figure 1.

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on the line H--ll of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings the numerals l5 and I6 designate generally a. pair of rectangular frames which, as shown in'Figures 1 and 4, are disposed in upwardly divergent relation. The frame l5 includes a pair of parallel side bars l1, and upper and lower parallel bars I8 and IS. The frame l6 includes a pair of parallel side "taken on the line bars 20' and upper and lower horizontal bars 2| and '22 connected between-the side bars 20.

The side bars I! of the frame l5 are providedwith downwardly extending leg members 23 which are formed at their lower ends with horizontal feet 24. A pair of pivoted leg members 25 are pivotally mounted on pivot members 26 extending through the upper end portions of theleg members 23, 'and the leg members 25' are pivotally secured to the frame structure includ-- ing the frame I9, and the legs 23.

The frame [5 has mounted therein a screen 29 and the frame l6 has mounted therein a screen 30. A pair of triangularly shaped end members; generally designated as 3|, are swingablycarried by the frame l5, and are adapted to be coupled to the frame It so as to hold the two frames l5 and IS in upwardly divergent relation. The two end members 3| are formed of a pair of downwardly convergent side members 32 and 33 which;

are connected together at their upper divergent ends by a horizontal connecting bar 34. The side.

member 33 is pivotally secured to an upright frame bar I! by means of a pair of loops 35 which are secured to the side member 33 by welding or the like and engage about the frame member H. The other side member 32 has secured thereto as by welding or the like a keeper or latch member: 36 which is adapted to hook over the side bar 2|! of the frame IS.

The end members 3| each have mounted onthe upper horizontal bars 34 thereof, a holder bracket 31. The bracket 31 is constructed in the form of an elongated bar which is' formed with a plurality of vertical spaced apart notches 38 opening through one edge of the bar for removably receiving the shaft 39 of a holder, such as the holder 40 shown in Figure 5, or the holder 4|- shOWn in Figures '7 and 8.

The bracket or bar 31 is pivotally mounted between the pair of ears 42 carried by a split'sleeve 43 which is fixedly secured to the bar 34 as by welding or the like, and the bracket or bar 31 is braced with respect to the bar 34 by means of a pair of downwardly extending forked or spaced apart parallel arms 44 which extend at an angle to the vertical when the bracket arm 31 is in a vertical operating position.

The legs 23 and 25 are held in downwardly divergent relation by means of a pair of pivoted links 45 and 4B which are carried by the legs 23 and 25 and the link 46 is formed with a stop 41 engaging the lower edge of link 45, as shown in Figure 11. An auxiliary flat grill, generally designated as 48, is pivotally secured to the upper horizontal bar 2|, and comprises a pair of side bars 49, and a pair of connecting bars 59 and I. The connecting bar 5| has secured thereto a pair of loops 52 loosely engaging about the upper bar 2|, so that the grill or frame structure 48 may be swung to a horizontal position over the upper ends of the frames I 5 and I 6, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, or may be disposed in dependent relation, as shown in full lines in Figure 4.

The frame comprising side bars 49 and the end bars 56 and 5|, also includes a pair of oppositely extending feet 53 carried by the side bars 49, which, as shown in Figure 6, are adapted to engage on extensions 45a of links 45.

To dispose the grill 4% in the position shown in Figure 6, the side frame It is disengaged and lowered from the endmembers 3|, and forms a seat which, as illustrated, has as a back the stationary frame I5. The grill 48 also includes a wire mesh 54 disposed between the side and end bars.

Referring now to Figure 5 there is disclosed one form of holder which is of cylindrical construction, and which includes a cylindrical side wall 55, and end walls 56 and 51. The oppositely extending shaft 39 extends from the end walls 56 and 51. The holder 40 also includes a closure 58, which may be locked in closed position by means of hooks 59 secured to the closure 53, and engageable with eyes 60 which are Welded or otherwise secured to the side wall 55 of the holder.

In Figures '7 and 8 there is disclosed a rectangular holder which includes a box-like body 6| formed with a reinforcing rim 52 and the holder 4| includes oppositely extending shaft 63 carried by plates 64 which are secured to the end walls of the body 6 I. The body 5| has pivotally secured thereto, a perforate closure 55 which is pivotally secured at one end to links 56 fixed to the re inforcing rim 62 and a pair of hooks 56 are carried by the closure 55 and engage eyes 5? which are fixed to one of the end walls of the body 6|.

In the use and operation of this device where a steak or other article is to be cooked by fuel, such as charcoal or the like which is disposed in the basket formed by the frame members I5 and I6 and the end members 3|, the grill 43 is swung. upwardly to a horizontal position such as the position. shown in Figures 1 and 3 Where a chicken or other article is to be cooked the cylindrical grill member or holder 40 may be inserted in selected notches 38 of the bracket members 31, which, at this time, are in a vertical position. The holder 45 may then be rotated until the article is cooked.

Where a fiat article of food is to be cooked the flat holder 4| may be substituted for the cylindrical holder 40.

If it is desired to use the device as a chair the flat grill 48 is swung downwardly and the end members 3| are released from the frame l6 so as to permit this frame to be lowered to the position shown in Figure 6. At this time the grill 48 engages the extensions 45a and the end members 3| may, if desired, be swung outwardly.

I claim:

1. A collapsible grill comprising a pair of rectangular frames, a pair of legs'fixedly carried by one of said frames; a second pair of legs pivotally carried by said one frame, means pivotally securing the other frame to said one frame, a screen in each of said frames, a pair of triangular end frames, means pivotally securing said end frames to said one frame, releasable latching means for latching said end frames to said other frame, a triangular screen in each end frame, a notched holder supporting bar for each end frame, means pivotally mounting each barjon its corresponding end frame, and a forked supporting member carried by each bar engaging said corresponding end frame for holding said bar upright.

2. The device, as set forth in claim 1, including a fiat grill member carried by said other frame and swingable to a position overlying said pair of frames.

3. The device, as set forth in claim 1, including a flat grill member pivotally carried by said other frame and swingable to a position overlying said pair of frames, said flat grill member also including a pair of outwardly and oppositely directed feet, and means carried by said first pair of legs for engagement by said feet for holding said other frame when the other frame is swung down to horizontal seat forming position and the grill member is swung to extend downwardly and rearwardly,

4. A convertible grill and chair comprising a pair of rectangular frames pivotally connected together at one end in upwardly divergent relation, a pair of legs fixedly carried by one of said frames, a second pair of legs pivotally carried by said one frame, apair of triangular end frames, means pivotally securing said end frames to said one frame, releasable latching means for latching said end frames to said other frame, a mesh covering on said frames, a grill member pivotally carried by the free end of the other of said frames, pivoted links between said pairs of legs, certain of said links extending beyond the leg to which they ar connected forming supporting extensions in the extended position of said extensions, said grill member being adapted in one position to overlie the divergent ends of said frame members, and to be swung to extend downwardly to engage said extensions to hold said other frame in downwardly swung horizontal seat forming position.

WILLIAM A. DOPPELHEUER.

No references cited. 

